Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 04/08/14


Monday 04 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart -0.5% 0.4% +0.6%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -1.0% -1.0% -0.8%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Afren, Alent, Esure, Fidessa Group, HSBC Hldgs, Intertek Group, Keller Group, Senior, TeleCity Group, Ultra Electronics Holdings, Walker Greenbank
Flag of the USA
American International Group, Amerus, Autonation Inc, Boardwalk Pipeline, Cardinal Hlth, EPAM Systems, Loews Corp, Marathon Oil, MDU Resources, Mueller Water, Pioneer Natural Resources, Tenet Healthcare, Willbros Group, Inc.

Tuesday 05 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Exports Exports Chart -5.0% 0%
Imports Imports Chart -1.0% -1%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart -1911mln AU -1900mln AU -1683mln AU
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 2.50% 2.50% 2.50%
PMI Services   53.9 54.0 52.8
PMI Services   50.4 50.4 50.4
PMI Services   56.6 56.6 56.7
PMI Services   54.4 54.4 54.2
PMI Composite   54.0 54.0 53.8
PMI Services   57.7 57.9 59.1
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.7% 1.2% 2.4%
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 61.2 60.9
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 61.2 64.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 57.5 58.1 62.4
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 56.0 56.3 58.7
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.5% 0.6% +1.1%
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 54.4 56.0

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Aggreko, Avocet Mining, BBA Aviation, Clarke(T.), Genel Energy, Hill & Smith Hldgs, Impax Environmental Markets, Inmarsat, InterContinental Hotels Group, Latchways, LSL Property Services, Meggitt, Next Fifteen Com, Novae Group, Pendragon, Rotork, SDL, Standard Life
Flag of the USA
Ameren Corp, Archer Daniels, Cablevision Systems, Coach, Continental Res, CVS Caremark Crp, Emerson Electric, Endeavour International, EOG Resources, Exterran Holding, Firstenergy, HCP, Intl Flav & Frag, Louisiana Pacific, MGM Mirage, Monster Worldwide, Motorola Solutions, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Office Depot, ONEOK, Quicksilver Resources, RTI International, Scotts Miracle Gro, Spirit Realty Capital Inc, Vulcan Materials, Walt Disney (All Sessions), Zoetis Inc.

Wednesday 06 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart -0.6% 0.4% +1.4%
Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Chart -1.2% 0.7% 0.9%
Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Chart -1.8% -1.1% 0.4%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart -1.3% 0.6% +0.3%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 2.3% 1.5% +1.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -0.7% 0.6% +0.3%
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart 3.7% 2.1% +1.9%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter   -0.1% 0.2% -0.2%
GDP Prelim Year on Year GDP Prelim Year on Year Chart -0.5% 0.1% -0.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -44.4bln $ -44.7bln $ -41.54bln $
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.15bln C$ 0.00bln C$ +1.86bln C$

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Avon Rubber, British Empire Sec & Gen Tst, Grainger, GW Pharmaceuticals, IndigoVision Group, Interserve, Legal & General Group, Quindell Portfolio, SABMiller, Standard Chartered
Flag of the USA
Alliant Energy Corp, Alpha Natural Resources, American Water Works Co, Annaly Capital Management Inc, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., CenterPoint Energy, Centurytel Inc, CF Industries, Chesapeake Energy, Clean Harbors , Coeur D'Alene, Compass Diversified Holdings, Corrections Corp of America, Delek, Denbury Resources, Dun and Bradstreet Corporation, Energy Transfer Partners, Flotek Industries, Gov Prop Income Trust, HollyFrontier, Input/Output, Integrys Energy, MBIA Inc, Metals USA Hldgs Corp, Molson Coors Br, Molycorp, Natl Semiconduct, Nu Skin Enterprises, Parker Drilling, Parker-Hannifin, Polo Ralph Lauren, QEP Resources, Red Lion Hotels, Roundy's Inc, SandRidge Energy, Spectra Energy, Time Warner, Two Harbors Inv Corp, WPX Energy

Thursday 07 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.0% 6.0% 6.4%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -1.8% 1.3% 0.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -4.9bln EU -5.4bln EU
BoE QE Total   375bln GB 375bln GB
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.50% 0.50% 0.5%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 302k 305k 289k

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Cameco Corp (All Sessions), Aviva, Enterprise Inns, Hardy Oil & Gas, Henderson Group, Infinis Energy, JPMorgan American IT, Kennedy Wilson Real Estate, Old Mutual, Rio Tinto, RSA Insurance Group, Savills, Spirax-Sarco Engineering
Flag of the USA
Air Lease Corporation, Alon USA Energy, CareFusion Corporation, CBS Corp, Computer Science, Consol Edison, Cooper Tire & Rubber, DeVry Inc., Emulex Corp, Gap Inc, Goodrich Petroleum Corp., Harman Intl Inds, Harsco Corporation, Hercules Technology Growth, Koppers Holdings, Leucadia National Corporation, Newcastle Investment, NorthStar Realty Finance Corp, NRG Energy, Scripps Networks Interactive, Sempra Energy, Sunstone HTL, Teradata Corporation, The AES Corp, The St Joe Company, WhiteWave Foods Co.

Friday 08 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 18.8bln EU 17.5bln EU 16.2bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month   -1.7% 1.0% +1.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -9.20bln GB -8.80bln GB -9.413bln GB
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -3.96bln GB -3.60bln GB -3.841bln GB
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.1% 7.1% 7.0%

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Bellway, Quintain Estates & Development, Tui Travel
Flag of the USA
Calgon Carb, EW Scripps, McDonalds (All Sessions), Sotheby's

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